Debate on the Address — [1st Day]

Part of Outlawries Bill – in the House of Commons at 3:21 pm on 3 December 2008.

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Photo of David Cameron David Cameron Leader of HM Official Opposition, Leader of the Conservative Party 3:21, 3 December 2008

I mentioned the Whips spread about the Chamber, and they have already started their shouting. Labour MPs used to shout for free; they now have to be paid to do it. I hope there is something we can all agree on: Parliament is here to call the Government to account, to question, to challenge and to publish information that is in the public interest. That is why we are here. Is not that what the ceremony this morning is all about? When we slam the door in the face of the Queen's representative and assert the right of the public to challenge the Government and to know the truth about the country we live in, that is Parliament doing its job.